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Shooting into Season

With this year’s basketball season starting up soon here are some of the preparations that each of the teams are doing to prepare. The varsity basketball teams are starting their seasons off with weekly open gyms and after-school lifting. With only two returning starters on the girls varsity basketball team,…

by Layla Reed  •  Oct 22, 2024
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Show Choir Pre-Competition Season

The Waukee High Schools Show choir ensembles, Spirit and Millenium have been off to a great start. In the heat of pre-competition season, the groups are working extra hard to prepare their show for their first audience in November. Each member of an ensemble has put in an extreme amount…

by Sydney Butler  •  Oct 21, 2024
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No More Laptops!

At the end of the 2023-2024 school year students, teachers, and parents were made aware of the change happening the next year, no more laptops! The school, along with the teachers, had many concerns about how the laptops were being treated. Due to this, school administration chose to change back…

by Madison Crowson  •  Oct 14, 2024
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Stay Here Club

Here at Waukee High School, we have a new club called the ‘Stay Here Club’ and it is run by senior Kayla Reiter.​​ The club’s purpose is to create a space where everyone can come together and talk, have fun, and get support from others. This club was created to…

by Sadie Muselman  •  Oct 8, 2024
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An Introduction to Color Guard

Color guard is a team sport that combines dance, music, and props like flags and rifles to create a big performance at home football games. This year the theme of the color guard performance is Ragnarok and one of the captains, James Bohnenkamp said, “It’s such a fun show, we…

by Victoria Bohnenkamp  •  Oct 8, 2024
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The Rise of Volleyball

The volleyball girls journey through the season with some tough opponents

by Barbara Roberts  •  Oct 4, 2024
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Fall Activities at WHS

Wanting to find ways to support WHS this fall? Look no further!

by Ella Makohoniuk  •  Oct 2, 2024
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New Staff at WHS

This year we welcome new staff to Waukee High School, some familiar faces and some new ones. In the office we now have Mrs. Roland as our principal, from Timberline we have Mrs. Nelson as a new counselor, Mrs. Foland as an instructional coach, and Ms. Havlik in the Physical…

by Bayla Boyce  •  Oct 1, 2024
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Monkeypox vs. Covid

Monkeypox vs. Covid, how we reacted then, compared to what we can expect now

by Emma Howg  •  Oct 1, 2024
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Waukee’s Reduced Silver Cord Hours

Silver Cord aids in serving the Waukee Community, the new hours make it easier for Warriors to contribute

by Daniella Nanduhura  •  Sep 26, 2024